Jan 24, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care
I was reading my book aloud for its Audible recording this weekend, and I got super in my head about it. (Mainly, it brought up some shame around food habits and what I used to do with food). Writing my story in a book was one thing; reading it out loud when a sound...
Jan 17, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
Have you ever had a really solid day around food, you’re feeling positive and then BAM…it all falls apart in the evening? I call it the witching hour. (Witching hour=the time after work (5pm ish) and before bed) How does one actually fill the time between...
Dec 15, 2022 | Life Lessons
What contributes to overeating during the holidays? Stress, financial anxieties, saying yes when you want to say no, too many obligations, and/or _______________ (fill in the blank with whatever sends you to the food). So we’re going the non-traditional route...
Dec 6, 2022 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
You what what is SO mind numbingly frustrating?! When you know what to do but can’t make it stick… I had a long list of things I knew I “should” do: Don’t turn to food when I’m stressed Stop myself after one bowl of ice cream Eat...
Nov 10, 2022 | Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
It’s the crave-y-wanting-of-sweets that we sometimes can’t shake: “I have a bad sweet tooth and all I want to do is eat!” I was chatting with one of my friends earlier this week and I said this exact thing to her. The last week or so I’ve...
Oct 14, 2022 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care, Podcast
I’m going to Poland for 10 days (and am excited!) and was getting in my head about eating while I’m there. The “how will I feel in control around food when I’m eating out and staying in a hotel?!) I realized I was doing a bunch of things to...
Oct 10, 2022 | Food 'n Stuff, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
In the world of intuitive eating, we’re told to “just listen to your body” and eat according to that. But what if all your body wants is junk food? What are you supposed to do then? Enter today’s podcast where I’m answering this question...
Sep 14, 2022 | Emotions and Eating, Food 'n Stuff, Podcast
The single most common struggle I hear from women? The struggle to win the evening food battle. Don’t know what else to do besides eat at night? That’s what we’re talking about on the podcast today! Evenings can be the most challenging time for most...
Aug 17, 2022 | Emotions and Eating
When you look around, it can feel like everyone has their eating under control. Except you. Looking out at the world, it can feel like you are the only one that battles food. Everyone else has it all together–at ease in their clothes, eating what they want, not...
Jul 25, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care
I just got back from a week with my extended family in the Outer Banks and was in a bathing suit much of the week. Now, as you know from my blog and podcasts, I’ve done A LOT of work on body image over the years. The one thing that can still trip me up?! Seeing...
Jul 13, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons
Fear of weight comments can pop up at the most inconvenient times. You’re going to a party with friends you haven’t seen in a while and get bogged down in anxiety about what they’ll think. You have a family event with that one person who ALWAYS makes...
Jul 6, 2022 | Emotions and Eating, Life Lessons
Life has thrown a lot of curveballs at me this last week and I sat down on the couch yesterday and thought… …I REALLY want a gooey, soft, warm chocolate chip cookie or 4. Our AC unit stopped working (a 7k fix), the dishwasher broke, our Airbnb had the...